Featured in the Price of Glory Intro Pack, Mass Calcify is one of the latest Magic: The Gathering cards reprinted in Wizards of the Coast's Magic 2015 Core Set. This white rare sorcery can potentially devastate your opponent's side of the battlefield.

Originally printed in Shadowmoor, Mass Calcify is a curious sorcery. At three more mana to cast than the classic white board sweeper Wrath of God and more modern remake Day of Judgment, Mass Calcify doesn't hit all creatures on the battlefield. Only non-white creatures. For mono white players, this is quite the boon, allowing you to potentially have a one-sided wipe and attack unblocked the same turn. The risk is that you're opponent may be playing white creatures too.

If we planned on abusing Mass Calcify we'd most likely relegate it to a sideboard instead of our main deck in order to ensure that it isn't a dead draw in game one. Bringing two out of the sideboard against a player who we know isn't using any white creatures in their deck will allow us to have epic wins worth gloating about instead of staring at a card in our hand that won't have any impact when in the wrong matchup.

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David Leavitt has been playing Magic: The Gathering since Unlimited. He's helped run two major Magic websites: MtgNews and MtgSalvation. Designer of the Tempest theme deck Forest Fire, David QA'd the original Magic Online client and multiple sets thereafter. He's won thousands of dollars in Magic product competing in local tournaments across Massachusetts. He also writes a gaming column. You may contact him at DavidLeavitt@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.